Quinine mercuric compound and process of making it



Patented Jan. 15, 1935 1' UNITED STAT Es PATENT OFFICE QUININE MERoUmo ooMro Nb AND I mooass oF MAKING IT This invention relates to improvements in -the bearing Serial No. 121,885, filed Julyl2,

: I The object in view is the carrying out of an art for the production of a product indicated for venereal diseases, whichproduct-has, been suecessfullyused in-efiecting cures of such'diseases, andparticularly syphilis. A further'object is the production of a mercurial mass so ,compoundedwith' other substances as to have the therapeutic actions of the several radicals of the masseflfectively co-ordinated'for enabling more intensified, and ,more prolonged administration than possible with metallic mer;

With these and further objects in view, as will in part hereinafter become apparent, and. in part be stated, the invention comprises certain novel steps in the art of producing amercurial compound- 1 J y In one mode of carrying out the steps of the process forming a part of the present invention to produce a product conforming to the invention, chemically pure hydrochloric acid is added to quinine alkaloid, and themixture is dissolved in waterto the point of complete solution. Hot water, is preferablyiemployed.

Corrosive mercuric chloride is then dissolved in water, preferably hot, and the two solutions are thenmixed, preferably while hot, and allowed to :cool; :1-Whe'n cool, the completed solutionlis filtered. The precipitate is reserved, and islfurther "treated by being agitated in fresh water andpreferably'le'ft standing for a number'of hours, say

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from eight to ten, or over night, and the resultant solution. filtered. The precipitate thus obtained 'is'dried,.-powdered, and filtered. The step ofdrying, obviously, of: course, may be carried out by employing any suitable method for. dehydrating; For example, the precipitate may be heated, subjected to treatment in an electric vacuum, or filtered. .AA fine white powder is the result, which has been -foundby carefully. repeated qualitative and quantitativeanalyses to consist of a chem-: ical compound, the. molecular formula for one form of which .is-as follows: 1

I cztnz'lozmencingclz The structural formula for said compound may belas followsznt I The preferable proportions (in excess) in one example forfa given quantity of the compound and preferable manner of production, employing hydrochloric acid andquinine alkaloid, may be briefly stated as follows:

' p No. 1' I Quinine alkaloid 1 l 3 oz. '105 gr. Hydrochloric acid, CP 2 oz.- 85 gr. Water (preferably hot) 4 parts N0.2 Mercuricfchlori de, corros 5 oz. 188 gr. WateripreferabIy hot) 1 4 parts 1 and No. '2, separately, in hot water; Mix. hot. Allow to cool and filter. Reserve precipitate. Agitate, with 8 parts fresh 1 water, over-night, and ,filter, dehydrate, powder and-refilter. 7

While in the above example I have referred to and use, preferably, hydrochloric acid, it is to be understoodthat other equivalent a'cidsmay-also be employed. For example, instead of hydrm chloric acid, I may employ aceticacid, citricacid, lactic acid, or other desirable organic acids. Regardless of the acid employed, however, the excess proportions of the several components in the above illustration and. the procedureoutlined re- ;mainthesame... 1;

When an accurately weighed portion of about one gram of said powder is dissolved in hot water and the mercury is precipitated by hydrogen sul phide and then calculated to metallic mercury from 27 to 28 per cent. is found; I

is 30 per cent.

When the residual liquor is freed from hydrogen sulphide by boiling and is thenmadealkaline with ammonia water the quinine precipitates and may be shaken out with ether. The results obtained in this manner are from 47 to, Aime). cent. and the theory content is 48.48 per cent.

..This variation: occurring :as stated above, :isv

nopdoubt due to occlusion of some :of the ingredients and also to a slight variation in moisture.

-- The powdered .compoundthus produced is the finished-product and being soluble may be 1311-- ministered :hypodermically by being dissolved in hotwater, and the l'iypodermic administered intravenously, inter muscuiarly or otherwise. .The

remedy is also :very effectively indicated for ad-, ministration by the-mouthnnd when soiadminise teredzis diluted preferably with .sugannf milk.

The extent of dilution :with water, when applied hypodermically and with sugar of milk when administered by the mouth, is susceptible of quite a widerangemf variation, according itc'thecandition and idiosyncrasies of the patient: and within the discretion of the physicianwhose object is to cause the patient toreach a point of mercurial saturation andtomaintain him at such point. A characteristic feature 'ofth'e'pompound produced as above "stated is 'the:fact'that the point of saturation of a patient may be maintained for prolonged periods without: toxic effect.- ones portion which has been found by me to eflective for hypodermic also is a solution ofonegrdln of the compound to about 18 cc. of water, or

two grains of the compound to about 36 cc. of water, The solution should be at approximately blood temperature when administered for best results. I have also obtained excellent results with a somewhat stronger solution where-the patients condition indicated greater need for mercury. For eXample,- I have utilizedas high as two grains of the compound to 1'8 cc. of water. The "full range-of possible strength will vary cone siderablyavith' different patients, and shouldb determined in each particular case by the attending physician, and he will always find it safe and satisfactory to start withone of ,the compound to '18 c.c. of water. When the compound is to administered by the mouthythe "finished :po'wder may be diluted in any-of'quite a wide rangeof different proportions. 'One'fef fective set of proportions consists of one part of the powdered compound to five parts of sugar of milk thoroughly triturated and made up into three-grain tabletsin a tablet f 'WheI-rutilizin'g the proportions of diluent water or sugar of as stated, treatment of an average case may be indicated as consisting of one hypodermic injection per #day for three days; three to five injections distributed over the succeeding xtendays, and repeating as the condition of the patient Edemands, giving in conjunction therewith one, two or three tablets the mouth until the attending physician is satisfied In addition'to flieiadaptahiliw for effective use either hypodermically, locally, or wally, it is also especially well adapted for use :with beneficial results where a clinical condition -'"indicates an "unction use as by administration in the form 'of a salve or powder. When a salve is to he preparedqfrom the compound, the powdered productmay be triturated with an appropriate "vehicle mchasa petroleum, vegetable oil or oint- ='ment base, or other appropriate fatty, medicated .lmixture;

While I find it essential for effective results to prepane' the :quinine alkaloid and hydrochloric acid solution-separately from the corrosive mercnric ohlor'idesolution, rand subsequentiy mixing the twoscintionaldo not desire to beiimited to this manner of,- production, as it may deyelop that, under certain .special ;:conditions, the 'oompoimd may be produced by anadmixturdof-ailvof -the constituents in a single initial solution:

While I-shall referinithe appcndedclaimsto the corrosive mercuric-chloride assuchgit slmuld be understood :thatiits chemical. m valent isthrough the, employment of mercury in other forms; as for example, in the form of mercurous chloride (HgCl), mercuric chloride urea, or mercuric anilinate, and it is contemplated therefore that my invention embraces the of mercury munch additional foms." I f It is also-apparent that the recitatlon in the claims of the specific names for'the other-chemical constituents is likewise intended *to cornprebend chemical or therapeutical equivalents insofar as 'suc h cheinical ortherapeutiodlwguivalents be found capable ol produdngg the product herein-disclosed or chemical or thempeutical-equivalent; I EE cr-examplainstead-ofemploying quinine alkaloid, I may use any suitable dhemicahequivalen t thereof such "as quinine hydrochloride, quminedihydrochlor-ide or lclaimas'inyinven-tionz 1. A method for producing a mercury-quinine comprising reacting a chloride of mercuryalone "in solution witl i' miinine' infhydrochioric acid and recovering the reaction product. "2, The rpmeu mg' a, mercury-quinine compound, comprising -admi'xing quinine-a'ilkaloid, hydrochloric acid ands; cifloride of-mercury' alone in solution, and recovering the product.

-. .Asmethod or modncingm that the patient is being saturated. After the medicinal compound, comprising a! rate solutions of a. chloride of mercury alone in a solvent, quinine in hydrochloric acid, admixing said solutions, recovering the reaction product and filtering, dehydrating and powdering the same.

5. A method of producing a mercury-quinine I medicinal compound, comprising forming separate hot solutions of a chloride of mercury alone in a solvent, quinine in hydrochloric acid, admixing said solutions, recovering the reaction product and filtering, dehydrating and powdering the same.

6. A method of producing a mercury-quinine alkaloid in hydrochloric acid and recovering the resultant precipitate.

7. The art of producing a medicine, comprising forming separate hot solutions of mercuric chloride alone in a solvent, quinine alkaloid in hydrochloric acid, admixing the two solutions and recovering the reaction product.

8. A quinine hydrochloride mercury bichloride.

9. Quinine monohydrochloride mercury bichloride.

10; Quinine dihydrochloride mercury bichloride.

11. A compound having the structural formula,

25 medicinal compound, comprising reacting bichloride of mercury alone in solution with a quinine 1%! H Ol I! All gOl WILLIAM E. CRAIG. 

